Write script that will cause Suggestion Mode to be enabled by default
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	Oct 31 2025, 4:06 AM

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In T404470, we made Suggestion Mode available via URL parameter and in T399611, we will make Suggestion Mode available via Beta Features.

In the time between now and the beta feature release (T399611), we'd like to make it possible for someone to have Suggestion Mode available whenever they begin a VE edit session without manually having to append &ecenable=suggestions,experimental or &ecenable=suggestions each time.

Deployment timing

Via backport by EOD Tuesday, November 4, 2025.

Requirements

A userscript, that when installed, would automatically append &ecenable=suggestions,experimental or &ecenable=suggestions to any VE edit session you initiate in the main namespace of a Wikipedia project.
Within the user script, there ought to be a way for someone to specify which of the following two variations of Suggestion Mode they'd like to be enabled:

Parameter	Description	URL	Notes
`&ecenable=suggestions`	Suggestions based on Edit Checks currently deployed	https://5ad535f7f7.catalyst.wmcloud.org/w/index.php?title=New_York_City&veaction=edit&ecenable=suggestions	At present, the only Suggestion that available in this mode will be one based off of Reference Check
`&ecenable=suggestions,experimental`	Suggestions with all the experimental checks as well	https://5ad535f7f7.catalyst.wmcloud.org/w/index.php?title=New_York_City&veaction=edit&ecenable=suggestions,experimental

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Related Changes in Gerrit:

	Subject	Author	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
	Edit check: allow MWVE_FORCE_EDIT_CHECK_ENABLED to override ecenable	DLynch	mediawiki/extensions/VisualEditor	wmf/1.45.0-wmf.25	+6 -2
	Edit check: allow MWVE_FORCE_EDIT_CHECK_ENABLED to override ecenable	DLynch	mediawiki/extensions/VisualEditor	master	+6 -2

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Status	Assigned	Task
Open	None	T360489 [EPIC] Offer edit suggestions as a service
Open	None	T414853 [MILESTONE] Deploy Suggestion Mode as a default-on feature.
Open	Quiddity	T430878 Publish Suggestion Mode controlled experiment findings on-wiki
Resolved	ppelberg	T404600 [MILESTONE] Run controlled experiment of Suggestion Mode MVP
Resolved	ppelberg	T415320 [MILESTONE] Deploy Suggestion Mode MVP as a beta feature (all Wikipedias)
Resolved	ppelberg	T399611 [MILESTONE] Deploy Suggestion Mode MVP as a beta feature (en.wiki)
Resolved	DLynch	T408890 Write script that will cause Suggestion Mode to be enabled by default

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ppelberg created this task.Oct 31 2025, 4:06 AM

ppelberg moved this task from Inbox to Ready to Be Worked On on the Editing-team (Kanban Board) board.

Change #1200369 had a related patch set uploaded (by DLynch; author: DLynch):

[mediawiki/extensions/VisualEditor@master] Edit check: allow MWVE_FORCE_EDIT_CHECK_ENABLED to override ecenable

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1200369

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Oct 31 2025, 3:33 PM

ppelberg assigned this task to DLynch.Oct 31 2025, 4:03 PM

ppelberg moved this task from Ready to Be Worked On to Doing on the Editing-team (Kanban Board) board.

ppelberg updated the task description. (Show Details)Oct 31 2025, 10:14 PM

Change #1200369 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/VisualEditor@master] Edit check: allow MWVE_FORCE_EDIT_CHECK_ENABLED to override ecenable

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1200369

ReleaseTaggerBot added a project: MW-1.46-notes (1.46.0-wmf.1; 2025-11-05).Oct 31 2025, 11:00 PM

Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Oct 31 2025, 11:30 PM

Change #1201119 had a related patch set uploaded (by DLynch; author: DLynch):

[mediawiki/extensions/VisualEditor@wmf/1.45.0-wmf.25] Edit check: allow MWVE_FORCE_EDIT_CHECK_ENABLED to override ecenable

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1201119

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Nov 3 2025, 5:03 PM

Change #1201119 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/VisualEditor@wmf/1.45.0-wmf.25] Edit check: allow MWVE_FORCE_EDIT_CHECK_ENABLED to override ecenable

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1201119

Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations) [2025-11-03T21:37:30Z] <kemayo@deploy2002> Started scap sync-world: Backport for [[gerrit:1201119|Edit check: allow MWVE_FORCE_EDIT_CHECK_ENABLED to override ecenable (T408890)]]

Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations) [2025-11-03T21:39:29Z] <kemayo@deploy2002> kemayo: Backport for [[gerrit:1201119|Edit check: allow MWVE_FORCE_EDIT_CHECK_ENABLED to override ecenable (T408890)]] synced to the testservers (see https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mwdebug). Changes can now be verified there.

Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations) [2025-11-03T21:46:51Z] <kemayo@deploy2002> Finished scap sync-world: Backport for [[gerrit:1201119|Edit check: allow MWVE_FORCE_EDIT_CHECK_ENABLED to override ecenable (T408890)]] (duration: 09m 21s)

Okay, this script will now work: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:DLynch_(WMF)/alwaysbesuggesting.js

You can either copy its contents to your own common.js or metawiki global.js, or add this to the same: mw.loader.load( 'https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:DLynch_(WMF)/alwaysbesuggesting.js&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript' );

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ppelberg awarded a token.Nov 4 2025, 12:30 AM

ppelberg mentioned this in T409372: Introduce a way for someone to share an idea for a suggestion from within Suggestion Mode.Nov 5 2025, 11:49 PM

ppelberg mentioned this in T409589: [EPIC] Expose the presence of edit suggestions to people while they are reading Wikipedia.Nov 7 2025, 8:23 PM

ppelberg closed this task as Resolved.Nov 8 2025, 12:14 AM